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Why English speakers don't say totopos for tortilla chips

Original: I'm aware that totopos and tortilla chips aren't necessarily the same thing, but it seems very weird to me that we don't

A discussion is circulating about the Spanish word totopos, commonly used in Mexico for fried or baked tortilla pieces. Many English-language snack bags carry both labels, tortilla chips and totopos, yet English speakers almost never say totopos. The conversation debates why the Spanish word never caught on the way taco or guacamole did, and whether the two foods are truly identical or distinct items.

Why now: People enjoy debating food terminology and why some loanwords cross into English while others don't.

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• I'm aware that totopos and tortilla chips aren't necessarily the same thing, but it seems very weird to me that we don't use the word "totopos" for what we usually call "tortilla chips" in English. You'll get bags of chips that say "tortilla chips" and also "totopos" on them,… · caten@mathstodon.xyz · 1

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